They are claiming Pulis has taken them as far as they can go. They apparently need a change to take them to the next level bla bla bla...

He's done an absolutely incredible job with them hasn't he?

Echos of what happened with us with Curbs?

There are some similarities, Stoke are definitely a team on a slight decline like we were when Curbs left, they aren't doing the 'Stoke' things very well (defending, long throws etc), so results have been poor recently. Pulis has done a decent job, but has had decent money to spend as well.

There's also the 'boredom' factor that sets in when a team has been midtable in the PL for a few years. Fans get fed up of Pulis/Allardyce 'pragmatic' football that keeps them midtable, and yearn for something more exciting to watch. A L1 promotion campaign perhaps :-)

Stoke have spent decent money so well done to the board for that.The problem is they are not scoring enough goals. Think they should get to the end of the season and then get rid of big Tone.Greater income from the new premier league and a new manager would bo good move in my opinion.

Its very similar if you ask me... 3 more years of not alot and they will start booing when they lose to Villa at home and then slowly but surely Pulis will leave and then the slide down the leagues and then cycle begins again ...

I wrote an article on this for a Stoke fanzine. The editor said many were making comparisons to the Curbs situation in opposition to letting Pulis go. I argued it wasn't Curbs' departure that truly screwed us, but the terrible mismanagement after he left. I felt that if they handled it carefully, it good benefit them...

remember we played Stoke not long into the first season down from the Premier League, seemed such a comedown at the time!!

And they were the best team we played that season and they got promoted and haven't looked back.
We beat them at home towards the end of the season didn't we? Lloyd Sam header I believe. Remember at the time feeling like they were luck to get up! (But that was probably just my bitterness at the way our season completely capitulated!)

Depressing that "do a Charlton" has become a verb. Are Stoke fans really clamouring for better football or winning something? Realistically some investment and a fresh manager could get them a bit further on, maybe Europe or a good cup run. Not sure who, or indeed who would suit Stoke's style of play (they're hardly going to start playing like Swansea are they?) Di Matteo might be a good bet. But I think they are currently fortunate in being one of those teams you wouldn't expect to be in the relegation fight even if they're never going to set the Prem alight.

Depressing that "do a Charlton" has become a verb. Are Stoke fans really clamouring for better football or winning something? Realistically some investment and a fresh manager could get them a bit further on, maybe Europe or a good cup run. Not sure who, or indeed who would suit Stoke's style of play (they're hardly going to start playing like Swansea are they?) Di Matteo might be a good bet. But I think they are currently fortunate in being one of those teams you wouldn't expect to be in the relegation fight even if they're never going to set the Prem alight.

In a way they're as safe in the PL as we're safe in the Championship, 11th sounds good, but the gap between them and Villa (4 points)/Wigan (7 points having played 1 game more) isn't much, and they're on the slide while the other 2 are on the rise.